¿Que Pasa CABA?
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¿Que Pasa CABA? May, 2010
CONTENTS: I. Message from CABA II. CABA Events II. Events of Interest IV. Members in the News V. CABA News
Well, believe it or not, Summer is here! We hope you all enjoyed this past Memorial Day Weekend with your families and are preparing for your upcoming summer vacations. CABA continues to shine as the premier voluntary bar association in the state of Florida. Since the last issue of ¿Que Pasa CABA, we co-sponsored the Red Mass and the National Association for Women Lawyers’ Night of Giving. We hope you all enjoyed our very own CABA Member Appreciation Happy Hour at Segafredo’s Brickell. CABA also sponsored the 2nd place prize for Law Day and I was fortunate enough to present the check to the second place essay winner, Nicholas Russo, a student at Doctor's Charter School at Miami Shores. Finally, Sandra Ferrera and Annie Hernandez represented CABA during the annual Hands on Miami Service Juris Day at Citrus Grove Elementary School in Little Havana. Each of our events was extremely well attended by CABA members. I encourage you to review the upcoming list of CABA events and to place them on your calendars. It is your Board’s goal to continue to add value to your CABA membership. Florida Bar President Jesse Diner invited me to attend a meeting at his office with Broward Chief Judge Tobin, and later the Broward County Bar Association Luncheon. During the luncheon, I had an opportunity to discuss the Broward Judicial Elections with Judge Tobin. For those of you that may have not read the recent articles, every minority Judge in Broward County has opposition this year. During the last set of elections, every Hispanic Broward Judge was opposed and defeated. CABA has committed to assist our friends in Broward County. You will soon receive an invitation to attend a reception in Broward on June 11 to support each of the minority judges. We hope you will join your Board in our effort to demonstrate the importance of having a diverse judiciary in every Circuit of the state of Florida. As I mentioned last month, CABA’s Legislative Committee traveled to Tallahassee during Dade Days to meet with members of our legislature to seek continued funding of CABA's Pro Bono Project. I am happy to report that despite the budget cuts, we were able to secure $50,000 from the Attorney General’s Budget. CABA’s Pro Bono Board recently had its first meeting and the following non CABA Board Members were appointed to the Pro Bono Board: Rogelio del Pino, Yara Lorenzo, Ralph MacNamara and Marlene Quintana. I would like to thank each of you for your support of CABA’s Pro Bono Project. Lastly, by now you should have received the Spring Issue of CABA Briefs. I would like to thank our new Editor In Chief for her dedication in completing this first issue. Ari, along with her Committee, is already hard at work on the next issue which will come out in July focused on the current immigration issues and the upcoming local, state and national elections. If at any time you have any questions comments or concerns, please feel free to call or e-mail me. Manuel A. Garcia-Linares II. CABA EVENTS CABA together with El Colegio de Abogados celebrating "El Dia del Abogado" CABA Federal Congressional Luncheon POSTPONED UNTIL LATE AUGUST CABA's Luncheon with Miami-Dade County Candidates for
CABA/South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Joint Summer Cocktail Annual Judicial Luncheon III. EVENTS OF INTEREST Raise the Bar: Help Women in Need Miami, Florida One Campaign for Pro Bono Cocktail Receptions
Miami-Dade County 2010 Hispanic Women of Distinction will be honored August 13th IV. MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Congratulations to Manuel L. Crespo, Jr. for being elected to the Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association for Group III. V. CABA NEWS CABA Pro Bono Project, Inc.: CABA Attorney members are needed for representation in the following areas: Client’s Last Name Type of case Barton Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 O’ Brien Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Glover Bankruptcy, Chapter7 Peña Immigration Parole renewal Williams Probate / Trust and Estate Dixon Custody and Visitation Muñoz Custody and Name Change Borrego Simple divorce no property no kids Herrera Sole Custody Torres Adult Guardianship Davidson Guardianship of a disabled person Garay Divorce with alimony Lopez Custody of a minor CABA now has a LinkedIn Group For more information, please visit: LinkedIn-CABA Group |
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